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Identification and conservation of gene loss events of Hox gene clusters in the marine medaka ( Oryzias melastigma )
Author(s) -
Kim HuiSu,
Hwang DaeSik,
Jeong ChangBum,
Au Doris W. T.,
Lee JaeSeong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of experimental zoology part b: molecular and developmental evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-5015
pISSN - 1552-5007
DOI - 10.1002/jez.b.22713
Subject(s) - hox gene , oryzias , biology , gene , identification (biology) , gene cluster , genome , genetics , evolutionary biology , ecology , gene expression
In this study, the identification of the whole Hox gene clusters (46 Hox genes) in the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma was investigated using genome assembly and RNA‐seq information. Moreover, the gene loss events of Hox gene clusters, which may occur during fish evolution, were examined for a better understanding of the evolutionary status of the gene lost events of the Hox gene cluster across fish species, particularly in the genus Oryzias .